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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08

sive sort of way, we walked arm in arm
up and down and joked and told storie.
and said we were glad we met eacE
other. Forty minutes had passed away
when ono of the women became restive
It struck her that the train had come
and departed while she was in a reverie
1t was an awful thing to do. She might
be addressing murderess for all she
knew, and she was quite certain that
the other woman had at least run away
from two husbands, but she finally col
up courage enough to ask:
"Have you the timea'
The other gave start of surprise.
Did she hear Alright? 1t might be that
she was being addressed by the cook of
the scow Mary Ann, but, after taking
five minutes to think it all over. she re-
piled:
"No. Have you?"
And then both shrank away from each
other again and turned up their noses
under their wells, and We're sorry that
they let down on their dignity. Mean
while the stranger cal ma cold boy
and borrowed some Gfhe-cut and poked
me in the ribs; and I called him sold
fellow" and slapped him on the back,
and borrowed every match he had.
When the train came along we got into
the same car and the same seat. The
women came out to give each other o
look of disdain and enter separate
coaches, and as each one found a seat
she no doubt said to herself:
"Well, just catch me in such a scrape
again if you canl L never passed such
an hour and half in my whole life!
The railroad company ought to be sued
for letting steerage passengers into the
first-class ladies waiting rooml"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
THE BLIND BOSS OF ,FRISCO.
"Chris" BuckIey's Career Since He
Left New York a Poor Lad,
[From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.

The announcement was recently made
that ''Chris" Buckley, the blind boss of
California, has returned from trip to
Europe, where he went to have a con-
sultatlon as to his eyes, and has ascer-
tanned that he can never regain his
sight. he was prepared to pay $50, 900
to any of the eminent oculists of Eu-
rope who would even give him the hope
that he might ultimately recover his
sight, but the case is said to be hopeless.
Buckley Is one of the peculiar products
of Pacific coast politics and has an ex-
traordinary career. He has been for
years a leader of the San Francisco
Democracy and is aow Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
He has progressed from the position of
a small saloon-keeper and ward striker
to that of a manager of the great poIiti-
cal machine, and has accomplished all
this while being practically blind. There
are few instances of such political
achievements in the lower ranks of poll
tics. Mr.. Buckley was born in Ireland,
but his parents removed to this country
when quite young, and he lived through
his boyhoOd and youth in New York.
His father was q contractor. Young
Buckley, who is now forty-five, removed
from New York to the Pacific coast in
1860, when he was but eighteen years of
age He commenced life as a street-car
driver, and devoted all the spare time he
had to ward politics. He early devel-
opeu an aptitude Ior wt.vu pOLlGIcS, ana
soon became the rival of CAP Fritz, the
local Democratic boss. The two soon
entered into political partnership and
opened saloon which became Demo
cratic headquarters. Their first move
ment in the direction of successful poll
ties was to reduce the price of whlskey
from 25 cents to 12R cents glass. They
became popular, and by this, among
other instrumentalities soon became
political power in San Francisco. Fritz,
the senior partner of the firm, finally
yielded to his passion for liquor, and
committed suicide at the end of peri
odical spree. Buckley, who had already
become stone-blind as a consequence OF
chronic neuralgia, then succeeded to
the Democratic boss-ship, and from that
time to this he has been q dictator IN
local Democratic politics. In appear
ance there is nothing to suggest the
ward politician. He is man of medium
size, with a pleasant face, which has
not much expression, and square mouth
covered by full mustache, and jaw
which shows indomitable will, which is
the secret of his success. He plans the
political meetings, and his heutenants
carry out his orders, His methods are
those that have everywhere character
lied the ward politician. He asplred at
one time to enter the field of national
politics, and was one of the Callforn1-
ans who used their influence to secure
the nomination of Mr.. Justice Field for
President of the United States at the
Cincinnati Convention of 1876.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
Advertising Rates.
Fractional parts of year VIII be charged as fol
HOW EASY TT rs.

How easy it is to spoil day
The thouShtless words of cherished friend,
The selfish act of a child at play,
The strength of win that will not bend,
The slight of comrade, The scorn of foe, =
The smile that is full of bitter things
They all can tarnish its golden glow
And take the grace from its airy wings.
How easy it is to spoil day
BY the-force of a thought we did not check
Little by little We mould the clay,
And little flaws may the vessel wreck
The careless waste of a white-winged hour,
That held the bisssins we long had sought,
The sudden loss of wealth or power
And 10 the day is with Ill il wrought.
How easy it is to spoil life
And many are spoiled ere well begun
In some life darkened by sin and strife,
Or downward course of cherished one,
By toll that robs the form of its grace
And undermines till health gives way;
Z -Rv the peevish temper, the frowEing face,
The hopes that 80 aud cares that stay. \
A day is too long to be spent in vain,
Some good should come as the hours go by
Some tangled maze may be made more plain,
Some lowered glance may be raised on high,
And life is too short to spoil like this,
If only prelude it may be sweet;
Let us bind together its thread of bliss
And nourish the flowers around our feet.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
Ye StOrie Of ye Dogge.

Once in ye very olden TYNE Mer
chant sayd too an Eddytor: 81 doon't
thynke advertizing payes."
''Let me show yov," said ye Edditor.
81 will put 1 lyme in my Paper and not
charge yov pennie."
"All right" replied ye Merchant,
"'and we will see.
And SO ye Eddytor pvtte Us lyme in
his papyr:
DOGGE. JOHN JONES
253 Old Street.
Now vt happened that 400 Peple
cache brovght Dogqe on We next dave
thereafter, so that Mister Jones (Which
was ye Merchants nayme) was over
runne with Dogges.
''Synce thre are so manye Dogges. /"
sayd he, ~ thynke l myght make some
bvsiness and will give yov a pennie for
each Dogge."
Ye people took ye pennie each for his
Dogge, becavse there were so manye
Dogges, and Mister Jones sl1ynned the
40 Dogges and made bootes and gloves
from ye 400 hydes and thvs mayd
A BYG FORTUNE,
and thereafter added to vt by adver-
tizing in ye Eddytor's papyr, r,-American
Grocer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
g Feeling the EnnmY -

Colonel William w. Lang, the Consul
at Hamburg, has a characteristic Iemin-
iscence of Southern fighting methods dur
ing the war. Colonel Greene, of Texas,
was dashing, invincible cavalry officer,
who rushed precipitately into battle with
out any plans or precOnceived notions.
He had simple way of firing his COM
mand with reckless enthusiasm When
ever old Greene tugged his wide brimmed
hat down oyer his eyes and shouted,
"Boys, / want a few volunteers, " every
one knew it was to do or die In antici-
patton of General Wetzel's march from
New Orleans to Port Hudson with 4, 900
troops and supplies for the relief of the
beleaguered garrison, Colonel Lang
secuted the intermediate country, and
with General Taylor, of the Confederate
infantry, planned an interception and
battle. Greene was called to the council
and ordered to move out with his 1900
cavalry to "feel the advancing
Unionists and then retreat to draw them
into an ambush of 4, 600 infantry and ar
tillery. The intrepid Texan, unaccus-
toned to this kind of warfare, upon re-
ceiving the orders scratched his head
resentfully, though he finally obeyed
without any uttered protest. His COM
mand on that memorable occasion was a
detected "Well, come along, boys"
There was more of the funeral than the
martial air in the advance, but after hav-
ing got beyond the sight of headquarters
a change came over the spirits of the
column. Greene halted and made this
address: "Boys, l want few volun-
teers." One long, loud shout answered
him. When they came in sight of the
Unionists a wild, sweeping charge was
made with Greene in the lead, and Wet.
eel and his entire command were cap.
tured, while Taylor was complacentiy
waiting for the expected victory of his
ambus2ade. The success of Greene's i'm.
petuosity could not appease Taylor's
anger and disappointment, however.
You have disobeyed your orders,
SIR" said he. 81 told you plainly to
only feel the enemy"
"Well, General, -" replied the Texan,
playing sheepishly with the brim of his
hat, call know about feelin' the enemy
is to pitch in and fight 'em like the
deuce. - Chicago NetoS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
Letters on Fools Errands.
LFrom the PHILADELPHIA CALL


'I am quite disappointed, remarked
doleful fellow. 81 tried an expert
ment and it failed miserably."
''Tried to shave yourself ?" suggested
the reporter.
NAV. Tried to send letter around
the world I mailed it on July, via San
Francisco to Yokohama, thence Egypt,
and SO on to England, New York, and
finally to Philadelphia. L clapped on
about dollars worth of stamps, and it
was dead loss. The letter hasn't ar
rived, and l don't want to get it now.
One hundred and three days! I'm dis
gusted." "
"Never mind, you won't see it. Your
letter never got any further than San
Francisco"
"What!"
'It's fact. In the United States
Postal Guide for this year you will see
that letters or postal cards addressed to
go round the world are enumerated as
prohibited articles"
"Confound it! /"
"Keep COOL" said the reporter sooth
ingly. "The practice got to be such an
Internal nuisance that it had to be
stopped, If you had put on ten dol
dollars worth of stamps they would all
have been cancelled at this office, and
would not carry the letter beyond its
first destination"
Then the crank moaned.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
A $4,000 Watch

The death of Mr.. Alfred Denison re.
moves a well-known figure from ] ondou
society. He was a younger brother OF
the celebrated George Anthoay Denison,
ArchdeacOn of Taunton, and of Mr.
Speaker Denison, afterward Viscount
Ossington. Lady Ossington presented
her brotherin-law with $40, 900 for GER
tain services. This money Mr.. Denison
invested in a sumptuous watch. A very
musical repeater of the best workman
ship was enclosed in a gold case literally
studded with jewels, and each jewel o
picked stone The watch chain hal a
succession of black pear $, and the signct
was scarabUus. The worst of this
costly whim was that the owner scarcely
dared wear the watch for fear of being
robbed in the street, and could not leave
it home for fear of burglary. LioerpooI
Courier.
Petroleum has been discovered nea,
Canton fl,ip
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08

Manufacturers of fire brick say that
the only reliable way to distinguish
good clay is by tasting; If it tastes
salty, it is genuine fire clay; if fiat and
dull, it is altogether worthless for fire
brick,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
A QUEER STORY.

THE HANAIERsAIITH MYSTERY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08

Petroleum has been discovered neal
Cantua, Chin,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
AN ASCETIC.

Father-Ain't you going to work9
Lazy son-Guess not.
81 don't understand how anybody
can loaf such weather as this. Why, it
is real pleasure to work now"
81 know it, but [ don't want to give
myself up too much to mere enjoyment"
-T'eras Sittings.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
THE J0KER'S BUDGET.
A BATCH OF STRAY JOKES
FOUND IN THE PAPERS.
A Dreary Day-Prolonged Suffering
He Felt At Home-In the Dark
Not So Busy.
DID NOT DECLINE.

DID NOT DECLINE.
Mrs. Bascom-You wouldn't believe
it, Mrs. Tibbits, to look at me now; but
when | was girl about nineteen years
old, l lost my appetite, and grew SO
pale and thin that everybody said I was
going to fade away and die.
Mrs. Tibbits-Indeed and what was
the matter with you2
Mrs. Bascom-Love,
Mrs. Tibbits-Do tell How did you
ever recover2
Mrs. Bascom-Oh, it came around
kind of natural like. You see, Joshua
called TO see me one night, looking aw-
full blue; and says he, mildred, folks
say you're goin' into decline" "No, I
amt, Joshua" says L, ''not if you'll
have me. It'd Bits.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08
TWO OFFERS.

First Young Lady-Do you know that
Julia Gawkie had two offers last week !
Second Young Lady-Nonsense l
don't believe it.
First Young Lady-But it's fact, she
had. On Saturday Charley Doodle of
fered her his hand and fortune, and on
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08

Bobby Ito young Mr.. Fatboy)-I
heard my sister Clara say something
lovely to Ma about you, Mr. Fatboy.
Young Mr.. Fatboy (anxiously)-No,
did you, Bobby? What was it9
Bobby-She said you would be lovely
to sit on the family Bible and press au-
tumn leaves.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08

Patient-Doctor what makes desc
brane fevers hang on so long2 Dis am
de secon' mont Use bin in dis bed
Doctor misunderstanding for
de brain, Mister Webster, am what takes
up de time Oh desc slow fevers.-Te1as
Sittings.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08

''This is a new shade, isn't it2''
eyes, madame, it has just come il" "
"What is it called?"
''The manufacturer wanted to pay us
a delicate compliment, so he named it
The Clerks Favorite' "
''Give me five yards of your plainest
black
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-08

Fond Father Ito fond daughter, who
has undergone somewhat painful oper-
alton at the dentist's). ''And my little
girl didn't cry and carry on while the
dentist was extracting her tooth 2"
Fond Daughter ''The idea, papa
You don't suppose I'd behave that way
in a strange place %
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
The silver Coinage of 1904.

A well-known numismatist of New
York city discourses thus in relation
to the silver dollars and half-dollars
bearing the date OF 1904. In response
to inquiries he said: There is some-
thing curious about the American sill
yer dollar and half-dollars of the coin
age of 1904. In that year something
like 10000 of the dollars were coined; +;
but it is a singular fact, as is now
known, that not one of them was in
circulation. Yet the most valuable of
all American coins are two 1904 dol
lars which are now in well-known col
lections. They are valued at $4,000
each. 1t has been determined to the
satisfaction of every numismatist
that these two dollars were not
coined until 1928, although they were
struck with the original 1904 die.
They were secretly made, although
such procedure is penal offense,
for some one high in influence and au-
thority, who desired them for certain
coin collections. 1t has never been
positively ascertained how the sur
reptitious work was accomplished;
but there is no doubt that it was done.
Why the dollar of 1904 was never seen
in circulation after leaving the mint
is one of the unsolved government
mysteries.
A still greater mystery surrounds
the half-dollar of 1904. OF that coin
nearly 100, 900 were struck. Not one
was ever discovered in circulation.
The quarter-dollars of 1904 are nu-
merous enough,- plenty, in fact,
that fair specimen can be bought
for 50, and their coinage amounted to
less than 1000 pieces. A curious thing
has been discovered regarding the half
dollar of 1905, which is not rare
coin, except in the case of those pos
sessing the curiosity | speak OF, which
increases the value tenfold. This is
that the figure 5 in 1905 has been
struck over figure 4, showing
that the coin was really one of the un-
discovered minting of 1904. What be-
came of the large issue of 1904 half
dollars? No one knows or ever will
know; but it is evident that all OF
them were not issued from the mint,
and this belief that there was some
reason for not desiring the coin to cir
culate is strengthed by the Mint oblit-
Grating the date on what was left by
1905 half-dollars of them.
There was no silver dollar issued
from the Mint in 1905, yet 321 were
coined, and are in the hands of col
lectors to-day, just as they came from
the die. No dollars were coined by the
Government after that date until
1896
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
Prospectiny the Route.

HIM. Yerington and ID. A. Bender
were passengers on last Tuesdays
train, bound for the terminus OF the
G. & c. road, their object being to
make a trip over the ground where it
is proposed to have the @. q Q. run to
connect with Los Angeles. Mr. Yer
ington says that the Owens River Val
ley country can produce everything in
the shape of fruits, vegetables, grain,
etc., in vast quantities, but that the
farmers have a very limited market;
The building OF this new piece OF road
will open up considerable new coun-
try, and thereby open up better mar
ket for country produce, 1t will also
bring into Owens River Valley and
the country adjacent more immigra-
ton, which if it is the right kind will
be Of advantage to the State. In all
probability this new road will be COM
pleted some time this winter, and this
will give Nevada a direct line almost
from its northern to its southern
boundary.-[Lyon County Times.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Another Man who Thought That
the Pistol Was UnIOaded.

RED BLUFF, August 30.-Yesterday
afternoon Mrs. b. II. Mooney,
daughter of railroad bridge builder,
was fatally shot by her brother-in-law,
John Mooney. The young man, who
is II, was playing with his two-year-
old niece and while doing SO picked
up pistol which was lying near and
began taking the cartridges therefrom.
When he thought the pistol unloaded
he pointed it towards Mrs. Mooney,
saying to the little one 81 am going to
shoot mamma"
HIS WORDS CAME TRUE.
The little child ran towards her
mamma, and Just as she reached her,
a report rang out and Mrs. Mooney
fell. The ball took effect in the back
of the neck close to the jugular vein
and vertebra. The latter caused
paralysis. The young man is grief
stricken by his fatal shot and the hus-
band, a young farmer, is almost dis
tracted.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
[coNrINuED FROM FIRST PAGE ]
BALL TWIRLERS.
Record of Yesterdays Compete
tiOms on the Diamond.

Record of Yesterdays Compete
tiOms on tho Diamond.
ST. LOUIS, August 30.-St. Louis, I;
Brooklyn, 4.
CLEVELAND, August 30.-Cleveland,
2; Baltimore, 8.
CINcINNArI, August 30.-Cincinnati,
Z; Athletics, 2.
LOUISVILLE, August 90.-Louisville.
%; Metropolitans,5.
WASHINGTON VS.. CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON, August 80. The
champions went to pieces in the Sec
ond inning, allowing the home team
to score six runs, which virtually set
tied the game. After this Van Hal
tren had the home batsmen complete
ly at his mercy and up to the sixth
inning struck out nine men. Game
was called on account of darkness
Score-Washington Z, Chicago l.
PHILADELPHIA VS.. PITTsBURG.
PHILADELPHIA, August 80. Both
Mccormick and Casey pitched good
ball to-day, the latter getting slightly
the best Of it. A noticeable feature OF
the game was the number of flies
caught. Score: Philadelphia 4, Pitts
burg /.
NEW YORK VS.. INDIANAPOLIS.
New YORK, August 30.-The game
to-day was battle between pitchers
in which Welch clearly had the best
of it. Score: New York, 2; India
napolis, O.
BOSTON VS.. DETROIT.
BosToN, August 80. Detroit was
again victorious over the Bostons to-
day. Score: Boston. 81 Detroit, 8.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31

rure gases are generated from decomposing
matter. r."-HoLMIeFS SMITH, NJ. d., Savannah,
Ga.
WE WARRANT Gilmore's Magnetic Felix
to relieve the Asthmain one minute. c. Il
Heinzeman, agent, Los Angeles.
A positive cure for Observation-Disclosures
Bitters. Michel Levy d Co., wholesale
liquor dealers, agents.
Impotency in man or woman cured by
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine. c. +. Heinze-
man. agent. Los Angeles
Ladies who are troubled with cramps and
nervousness should drink Damiana Bitters
1t is pleasant to take.
MR.. A. HIGGINS, of Wyoming, N. y,
nd was cured by usiug Gilmore's Pile
pecifc.-C. F. Heinzeman, agent, Los An
eles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
In THE SUPERIOR COURT

OF THE COUNTY OF Los ANGELES,
~ State of California.-In the matter of
the petition of the Turnverein Germania for
leave to sell real stakeholder fixing time
for hearing petition for leave to sell
real estate and directing notice to
be given.-It is ordered that the
hearing of petition of the Turnverein
Germania for leave to sell real estate be and
the same hereby is set for Monday, the Sd
day of October, 1887, at 10 O'Clock A. M, at
the courtroom of said court, Department
Two thereof, in the Jones Block, city of Los
Angeles. State aforesaid, when and where
any person interested may appear and con-
test the granting of such petition.
Dated August 30, 1887.
au31 I'm W. p. GARDINER, Judge.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31

Electric lanterns will, it is thought,
take the place, in course of time, OF
the ordinary mining safety lamps. A
portable electric lamp can now be
made possessing the following fea-
lures: Weight, about three pounds
illuminating power, five candles; size
and shape, similar to present lamps
duration of light, ten hours cost of re-
pairs, charges of battery and mate
rails, two cents for ten hours these
facts showing that there is nothing to
prevent its adoption as a substitute
for the present lamps, and even for
candles in many mines where they
are still in use.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
FINANCE AND TRADE.
A Review Of the Days TRANSACT
ffOms.


New YORK, August 30.-The bears OBJ
tanned control of the stock market to-day
and hammered the whole list The hopeful
feeling existing during the past few days
disappeared this morning and there was a
IN arked absence of support throughout the
day. London turned seller at the opening,
Erie becoming noticeable under sale for
that account. The room traders jumped on
Manhattan and broke the price over 10 per
cent the decline generally being attributed
to the forced liquidation of coal stocks.
Grangers, Missouri-Pacific and New England
were most prominent in the decline, spec
ial pressure being again brought against
Reading The closing was active and weak
at lowest figures reached. Manhattan lost
1O31; Jersey Central, SO; Missouri-Pacifc,
35s; Reading, Lake Erie, and Western Pre-
ferred, 2sl. Louisville and Nashville, 2ss;
New England and Omaha, 21s; Pacifis Mail,
and Oregon Navigation, 2; Northwestern,
Ia; Lackawanna, Lake Shore, Erie Pre-
ferred, Richmond, West Point and Union Pa
cific, IA; Erie, IL; Texas-Pacific, 1ss; St.
Paul 15s and Western Union, IL,
Government bonds are dull and firm.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-31
ALOS ANGELES SUIT.
The Abstracts COmpany's Claim
Held Over for the Present.

SAN Francisco, August 30.-The
demand of the Los Angeles Abstract
and Title Insurance Company for
$25OO for services in searching for the
title of the Santa Ana and San Joa-
quin ranches, part of the James Irvine
trust, was presented in the Probate
Court here to-day.
THE NATTER HELD OVER.
As an order for making the search
had been made by the trustees of the
property without the ratification OF
George Irvine, brother of the deceased
capitalist, Judge Coffey decided to
allow the matter to rest until he can
be heard from regarding the claim.